There is a reason people tell you to hold on to good times when it comes. They are never permanent and often stick with you for a very small period of time. The same is true for countries as well. The prosperity phase does not linger on for long, internal and sometimes external factors bring back the era of dilapidation. But, the mark of an actual champion is when he comes back swinging. This is where Japan carved its own trajectory.
Destruction after the world war
After the Meiji restoration of 1868, the Japanese were always fearful of colonialism knocking at their doors. So, they decided to counter the phenomenon by developing an imperial dream of their own. 77 years later, it led them towards ruins. Americans had chosen Japan as the first sight of testing Nuclear Bombs. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were done and dusted for all intents and purposes. But Japan was hardly dependent on two cities.
However, even the other cities were ruins. 65 per cent of all......
